Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-23
THE DUnLuN sENsAruOS.
Extraordinary Carver q she Man
Mon Opt. Daaae Nhcs As.


The New York S~n's London correspondent co.
bles the following. under date Of December -:
The shooting AFFAIR In Dublin, Of which you have
received some particularly is attracting . good
deal OF attention here because OF the high so,al
position OF some OF the people engaged In L. The
Rev. Henry whyte Melville, Who betrayed Capt
DUNES daughter. and yesterday narrowly escaped
death at the hands OF the Infatuated father has no
bloc blood In his veins He formerly rejoioed In the
unromantic patronymic OF Higg,nson. and worked
as q Journalist for some time In Dublin and also,
it Is said, In America. Later he entered the srv-
Ice OF the Irish customs married, and started
raising family. Mrs WHITE Melville was the
daughter OF Lord Bateman granddaughter by
marriage OF the NTH Duke OF leeds and cousin OF
no less person than Lord Salisbury. Her daugh-
ter by her late husband is married 20 viscoant
Massereene, peer OF the realm How Higginson
became acquainted with lady 30 irnmeasuraely
above him IN the social scale Is at present. some
what OF a mystery: but MIS- Melville WAS elderly,
vain, romantic In her ideas, and enormously rich
handsome, interruptions, and fairly young ad-
venturer.
Higginson filled these conditions 70 the letter.
and as an excuse for the old widow Il must be put
on record that since he mysteriously disappeared
from Dublin he had acquired the additional attrac-
he had become an Episcopal clergyman having
been ordained In South Africa after short and
citing career, during which he was more familiar
with tayerps and gambling hells than With
churches. MA Melville became enamored Of
Higginson, who. she supposed, WAS q single
and had deserted her and her children after a
vain and infamous attempt 10 obtain a divorce.
Higginson had no dificulty In ascertaning the
social standing and pecuniary position OF the love-
lorn old widow. She had not long before inherited
something like c500,0O0 under the win Of the late
2, ro ne Sn 70 hsr aovsnces Win
serene heard Of her mothers inistustion ana pas
memory Of her ieSzed dead fatS ns IN vain sne
family influence from Lord salisbury downward
was brought 20 bear TO break on the threatened
married, Hlgginson taking the name OF whyte
Melville In order TO evade certain awkward clauses
A few days arterward viscountess Nasereene
vented her grief and Indignation In form OF me-
moriam notice published In the obituary column
pathetic terms the virtues OF her late father she
concluded with the significant wods, HE was the
last OF his race" But higginson Is not sensitive
any, In the widows c4O,OOO year and her lovely
bankers balance, OF which he quickly proceeded
on the wedding day settled ci25,Oo on him
Higgfnson tired OF his wife's mature charms and
turned his baneful eyes on Miss Dunno, pretty
woman OF twenty-Iour, who lived with his wife rs
half friend, half companion She was OF good
birth, and her wonderful accomplishments In
cluded fluent knowledge OF French, German and
Italian. Her father, Capt Dunno, had been In re-
duced circumstances, hence her dependent posi-
ton. Dunno Is related TO the best families IN Ire
land, ana the position OF governor az one OF her
maJeSty's prisons, IL must be remembered Is In
this country considered q dignifed one. Poor
Ghazi Power, the gallant young journalist who
was GordOn's trusted comrade during the long
Siege OF Khartoum, and who with Col stewart,
persisted in a vain effort TO break through the
mahdis grim Gordon and Join hands with Wolse-
ley'S advancing columns, was the dearly loved
nephew OF Dunno. Notwithstanding his family
connections, Dunno was a good nationalist, and
enjoyed the friendship or Isaac Butt the father or
home rule.
Higgtnson found favor In Miss DUNES eyes, and
he soon acquired extraordinary influence over her.
rumor says partly by mesmerism, OF the result OF
which the cable has already advised you. Miss
Dunno arrived In Dublin last night with the
avowed intention OF seeing her unfortunate father
through the trouble. She was In terrible dis
tress, but f1rm In her resolve TO remain. This
morning, however, her paramour gained access TO
her and ordered her 10 return 70 London. she
wept and implored, and even went on her knees TO
the scoundrel but he was obdurate, and nnally
succeeded In 50 bending her TO his wlll that she
Obeyed his every word and gesture, and she Is now
GU her way 70 the British metropolis.
II Is comforting 10 learn that mrs. whyte Mel
Vile now sees HiggtnsOn In his true colors as a
heartiess, ungraleIul, INSCRIPTIONS william, and
will do all in her power TO help Capt. Dunno. IL
Is additionally gratifying TO know that Higginson
has made himself liable to prosecution for bigamy,
and that he will soon be enjoying the pleasure Of
penal serv1tude, unless Lord salisbury should try
TO hush matters up In order TO prevent a public
recital In the witness box OF his cousins shame
and folly.